Quote:
Originally Posted by spoon.ek9
To me, the key is finding foods you know you can eat consistently and enjoy.
Consistency is key because the more you fluctuate, the more you delay your results. I may not be calculating and weighing everything like before, but I know I'm in a reasonable deficit.
|
One change that's really paid off for me is that I started eating overnight oats for breakfast every day. I add in plant based protein powder, chia seeds (and flaxseed sometimes), and a handful of strawberries and it's so loaded in fibre, protein, iron, calcium, B12, riboflavin (and other things) that it practically guarantees I'm getting close to what I need everyday for vitamins and nutrients once my other meals get in. If I have a reasonable lunch I'm almost guaranteed to be in a deficit for the day too - it gives me a lot of flexibility on what I eat for the rest of the day.
It's not the most enjoyable meal to eat - I don't add any sugar or sweeteners - but I'm so used to it now that I eat it every morning. I don't really miss the weekend meals of bacon, sausages, fried eggs and hashbrowns anymore.
Also helps that it's made me super regular.
